Wrong forum this is short term 

In my gut there was something off but maybe i was scared or nervous to make the wrong choice?

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

But of course I could be wrong.

Nothing wrong with it.

This leaves the Investor in a position of uncertainty, sitting on pins and needles wating to see if anything will go wrong prior to closing the deal.

If we DO have this possibility to consider, would it be wrong for me to want to consider us refinancing my mortgage into a scenario that temporarily displaces both me and my mother but makes the townhome a rental property instead with numbers that work?

Don’t rush into partnerships because of partnering with the wrong partner.

Nothing wrong with out of state rentals, but it is nice to invest in your backyard if you can since you can manage it much easier when you are 20 miles from your property vs. 2000 miles. 

I was very wrong on my perception.